Alex Herrera

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Basketball player
Alex Herrera
Player information
Full name Alexander James Herrera
birthday 15th August 1992
place of birth Ignacio (CO), United States
size 206 cm
position center
college Fort Lewis
Club information
society Science City Jena
league 2nd Bundesliga ProA
Jersey number 41
Clubs as active
2010-2015 United StatesUnited StatesFort Lewis Skyhawks ( NCAA )
2014 AustraliaAustralia SW Metro Pirates
2015-2016 FinlandFinland KTP Basket Kotka
2016-2017 SpainSpain Tau Castello
2017-2019 GermanyGermany Phoenix Hagen
2019– GermanyGermany Science City Jena
1 As of 09/21/2019

Alexander James Herrera (born August 15, 1992 in Ignacio , Colorado ) is an American basketball player .

career

Herrera played until 2010 at Ignacio High School in the US state of Colorado , followed by five seasons at Fort Lewis College, also in Colorado (second division of the NCAA ), where he did not participate in the game operation in the first year.

In the spring 2014 season Herrera joined the Australian team South West Metro Pirates, but did not play there as a professional and then returned to Fort Lewis College for his senior year. During his time at Fort Lewis College Herrera was honored three times as the best defender of the "Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference" and with 301 blocked throws made it to first place on the all-time best list of the university team and second place with 1758 points and 937 rebounds.

After leaving Fort Lewis, he completed a trial training session with the NBA club Denver Nuggets . During the 2015/16 season he played for the Finnish first division club KTP Basket Kotka , followed by a year with the Spanish second division club Tau Castello .

During the summer break of 2017, Herrera was signed by the German second division club Phoenix Hagen . In Hagen, the American immediately became a top performer in the indoor position, he led the 2nd Bundesliga ProA in the 2017/18 game year with 8.4 rebounds per match, also his 15.7 points and 2.2 blocked throws per game ( both were maximum values ​​within the team) made people sit up and take notice. With 13.7 points per game, he was the second best scorer of the Hagen team in the 2nd Bundesliga ProA in the 2018/19 season , and his average of 8.1 rebounds per match was the team maximum.

In the summer break of 2019, he moved to the relegated Bundesliga Science City Jena , who provided him with a two-year contract.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Fort Lewis College Athletics. Retrieved May 24, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Herrera hits Australian hoops . In: Pine River Times . May 29, 2014 ( pinerivertimes.com [accessed May 24, 2018]).
  3. ↑ a b Alex Herrera signs professional basketball contract with KTP Basket in Finland . In: Durango Herald . June 13, 2015 ( durangoherald.com [accessed May 24, 2018]).
  4. ^ Herrera Joins Professional Ranks with KTP Basket - Fort Lewis College. Retrieved May 24, 2018 .
  5. ^ Fort Lewis, Ignacio basketball star Alex Herrera hard at work for professional opportunity . In: Durango Herald . August 11, 2015 ( durangoherald.com [accessed May 24, 2018]).
  6. ^ Federación Española de Baloncesto - Competiciones FEB. Retrieved May 24, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Alex Herrera gives the Phoenix squad more quality. (Copy 1) | Phoenix Hagen. Retrieved May 24, 2018 .
  8. ↑ 2. Basketball Bundesliga | Squad. Retrieved May 24, 2018 .
  9. ↑ 2. Basketball Bundesliga | Player. Retrieved May 24, 2018 .
  10. ↑ 2. Basketball Bundesliga | Squad. Accessed March 31, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Holger Zaumsegel: Science City Jena brings ProA-experienced center. In: otz.de . July 6, 2019, accessed July 6, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Herrera, Alex
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Herrera, Alexander James (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH 15th August 1992